The Wunup
Cigarette Case
ca. 1935 (manufactured)
ca. 1935 (manufactured)
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Slightly oblong cigarette case of mottled brown Bakelite. It has a ribbed top which slides along a metal channel. As the top is pushed along, cigarettes pop up on individual springs mounted in the base of the case.
Object details
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| Title | The Wunup (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bakelite, steel |
| Brief description | 'Wunup' cigarette case; brown Bakelite; Parker Pipe Co., England, about 1950s |
| Physical description | Slightly oblong cigarette case of mottled brown Bakelite. It has a ribbed top which slides along a metal channel. As the top is pushed along, cigarettes pop up on individual springs mounted in the base of the case. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Object history | Fred Bulmer, a collector based in Leeds, Yorkshire, offered his collection of ‘plastic antiques’ to the V&A in late 1982. The Museum chose to purchase 59 objects from Bulmer the following year (for acquisition papers see MA/1/B3395). The objects were divided among the Museum’s collections according to object type: Furniture and Woodwork taking 26 objects (W.50 to 75-1983), Metalwork 18 objects (M.49 to 66-1984) and Ceramics and Glass 14 objects (C.41 to 54-1984). |
| Production | 'Wunup' cigarette cases were available from 1932-1960. Many cigarette cases were designed in this period with a similar operating principle. |
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| Accession number | M.53-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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